


It seems like it must be VS related because this was an otherwise clean install of Windows and the installer does work on a clean virtual machine.The JDK is the Java Development Kit, the full-featured SDK for Java. I'm not sure if my problem with installing JDK is a result of the Visual Studio failure or if it is something else. That gave me the idea to make sure the Windows installer service was running or that it might be an installer problem, but that didn't help either. But then instead of terminating, the temp file started running as a separate process, and after another short time the Windows installer started. I tested the installer on a clean install virtual machine and it behaved the same way at the start. I managed to save the temp file before it got deleted and tried to run it directly but it also does nothing, albeit more quickly because it terminates right away. After another short time the JDK process terminates and the temp files and folders are deleted. The file in the temp directory with the same name is 190,569,048 bytes. The setup file is called jdk-8u74-windows-i586 and is 190,853,720 bytes long. After a short time this file disappears and is replaced by a file with the same name as the setup file, but with a slightly different size. Within that folder it creates a file jds*.tmp, where the * is again a number. When I double click the setup file it creates a folder in my temp directory called jds*.tmp, where the * is a number that varies. This is not an issue because I am using the Administrator account, all permissions for all files and folders are set to Full Control, and there is no anti-virus. I researched the error and most of the suggestions had to do with accounts and permissions. But when I try to install it nothing happens. So I downloaded the latest Java SE Development Kit 8u74 from Oracle myself. The only additional information given in the log file is "Process returned error: 0x80048646". Everything worked except for Java SE Development Kit 7.0.550.13. I first installed Office, then I installed Visual Studio 2015. I am setting up a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit.
